day 79...

a picture of myself today (or the day after)...
So I didn't actually take a picture of myself on Tuesday. I didn't really have access to a camera the whole day. The other thing: no cuteness whatsoever. I was too tired to even try! Sweats, a Lion King t-shirt from Vegas, wet hair, yup. No peekterrs on Tuesday.


This picture is from today, at the zoo. Blouse, dry hair, make-up, yup. A bit of an improvement from Tuesday.

day 18...

a picture of my biggest insecurity...
I am taking a huge risk on this post. I don't have a picture of my biggest insecurity because it's an internal thing. You can't really photograph the fears of the heart. However, there is one thing that I am SUPER insecure about, and that is making faces in pictures. So lucky you. Here's one that I did on a dare from my sister. She told me she'd tell my date about how I'd had a crush on him when I was about 14, and this particular sister makes things super awkward just because she can. I let her take the picture.

a snowy day...

Come see what I saw while walking through my neighborhood today. I was selling tickets to help pay for my choir tour, and I just happened to have my camera with me.

geese flying over my neighborhood

birds resting after the storm

reminders of spring

mountains...clouds...sky...happy

It was a good walk. I got to see lots of pretty things, plus I made more money to help pay for tour. Double win.

Oh! Tonight was my sister's performance with All-State Junior Honor Choir. And guess what? She had a solo!! It was a total surprise for all of us, including her. She tried out yesterday for a solo in the last big number and got "second place" (it was kind of like American Idol she said) out of 160 girls. :D :D :D Go, Meghan!! Then, two hours before the performance, the director asked her if she would solo on another song because "I felt badly that there wasn't a spot for you because you did so well and I couldn't get you out of my head all night long". Haha!! So Meghan had a solo on a song called "Dancing Tree". Here's a picture of her and the director, Dr. Broomhead (no joke). He also knows Mrs. Mathews, my choir teacher, and said he'll be keeping an eye on Meghan, me, and Amanda. :)

It's kind of a lousy picture, but there was a long line of people waiting to talk to him. Sorry about the blurry faces-they actually look a little bit different than that. Haha :).

ees mah birfday!!!

I am now

OFFICIALLY

18.

Yeah. Weird.

And it's Preference tonight, and I broke down and got my hair done (AAAHHH!!), and I get to go with my best friend Coty in my group, and yeah. Life's cool. :)

Although, I actually feel different. Like all of a sudden all of that responsibility I've heard about has come crushing down on me, and I'm clueless as to how to handle it all. It's like walking on glass; one step too hard and *sceee-runch*. Bye bye.

...we shall see...

Not to mention saying I'm an 18-year-old blogger just doesn't sound as impressive as being a 17-year-old blogger. It's like anything witty or creative that I do is no longer as cool because adults are just expected to be witty and creative. It's only in kids that it's exceptional. Haha.